Princess Cerllynda was silent at the beautiful sight of a young man who shot a rabbit with a precise target. Gressylia who heard the calls from her two sisters turned her head, looking at the very beautiful face of the Crown Princess.
"Greetings, princess. What are you doing here?"
Gressylia gave a very polite greeting while bowing her body, saluting.
"No need to be so formal. I just wanted to visit you guys. Rana, Rina, you've already shown your sister where you are. Now, will you play with me!" said Princess Cerllynda by squatting to equalize the height of the two little girls.
"Of course, Princess, with great respect," replied Rana and Rini in unison. The little girl Fua looked very educated, as if she came from a respectable family.
"I'll roast the rabbit for you!" cried Gressylia as the three girls passed before her out of the forest.
Gressylia quickly took the rabbit she just got. Skinning it also cleaned it in the lake right where the three girls were now playing in the water. He himself felt that there was something strange about the Crown Princess, there was no way an honorable person like her would want to play with low-class people like her and her younger siblings. However, the girl seemed to enjoy every game, even occasionally shouting and exclaiming cheerfully while running after the two tiny girls. Gressylia just smiled a little seeing it.
He returned to his job of roasting the rabbit meat that had been seasoned. Fortunately today his response was quite lucky. If they don't get prey, they will hunt fish in the lake. That's how he raised his two younger siblings.
He worked as a firewood collector for several nobles who always ordered wood, besides selling it in the market. The income from it was enough for the three of them to eat daily.
"Brother, is the rabbit cooked, I'm hungry," Rina whined as she approached Gressylia. The young man caressed Rina's black hair.
"Call the Princess and Rana okay. We'll eat it."
Rina immediately smiled and nodded. Running up to Princess Cerllynda and Rana who were still busy in the water.
"The rabbit meat is cooked. Come on Princess, you must try it. My brother is very good at cooking!" said Rina with a beaming face.
"Sure sweet. Come on!"
Princess Cerllynda embraced the two girls and approached Gressylia who had already filled the plates with rabbit meat, there were also some fresh vegetables and fruits that would become a meat connoisseur.
"Wow, this must be delicious!" cried Rana who immediately devoured it very gracefully. The way they eat is very different, yes, like a respectable family with high ethics, that's what Princess Cerllynda saw from them.
He also devoured the meat and chewed it slowly feeling the savory taste that made his tongue want to enjoy this meat more.
"This is very delicious Gress," said Princess Cerllynda, which of course was replied with a nod and thanked her for the compliment. After almost 30 minutes they enjoyed the food. Finally the sky has shown the afternoon. He had to return to the kingdom immediately before his father scolded him.
"Gress, Rana, Rina. Thank you for today. I'm very happy to be able to play with you two sweetie. I can still come here, right?"
"Of course, Princess," the two tiny twin girls answered in unison.
Princess Cerllynda smiled sweetly at them both. He moved his finger and then a horse-drawn carriage came with two horse guards who would take the princess wherever she went.
"See you later!" said Princess Cerllynda cheerfully, her eyes staring at Gressylia who was only silent briefly. Entering the carriage, the carriage began to be seen walking and moving away from Gressylia's residence until it disappeared into the distance.
Until the sun almost set Princess Cerllynda arrived in the kingdom. Silently with graceful steps she stepped inside and then into her room. He lay down on the bed in a supine position, his hands wide open to control the width of the mattress.
He smiled slightly at the thought of Gressylia, from the first time he met her until the second time. Gressylia had a different charm in her. There was a beautiful aura that radiated in the man and his two twin sisters.
"What's wrong with me? Why do I feel so happy to meet her? Gressylia, so handsome and kind and strong. It feels like I've found the perfect man in my life. Gosh! What did I just say? Do I like Gressylia?"
Princess Cerllynda smiled again when she again imagined Gressylia's sweet smile, her dark black eyes were very beautiful and charming. Again and again he thought of Gressylia.
"Oh gosh! What's wrong with me!" cried Putri Cerllynda as she turned her body and covered her head with a pillow. Until finally he got out of bed and went into the bathroom to clean his body.
It was getting dark, the sun had set perfectly. The clock has shown time to eat. He had to go down to the main floor to meet his father and have dinner together.
"There were four young men who proposed to me, but I didn't want all of them. In reality, I seem to have fallen in love with Gressylia. So, what should I do? Father will not easily accept Gressylia who is a commoner and very poor when it comes to economy and honor. But, I don't think that honor is earned with titles or money. So? What should I do?" murmured Princess Cerllynda as she descended the stairs to the main floor.
After he managed to pass all the stairs, he turned into the room and down the corridor until he opened one of the doors to the room which was none other than the dining room. There, King Carlin had apparently arrived, and was waiting for him to eat together.
"Come sit down son."
Princess Cerllynda nodded and sat right in front of King Carlin. He took some food to fill his empty plate. Seeing his father who had started to eat quietly, he also began to slowly devour the still warm food.
The atmosphere in the dining room was quiet and desolate, the only sound was the sound of spoons colliding with plates. The honorable family always carries out their activities elegantly, from the way they eat, talk, behave, even everything. If all that is not done is always considered tarnishing the honor of the family.
Today caste separates everything, caste never even allows contact with the lower. The lowest caste is often treated like a slave who must obey. The high castes will not be able to get close to the lower castes for reasons of tarnishing the honor of the family. This sounds crazy, caste restricts and makes such a scary wall.
Princess Cerllynda kept thinking about the caste system that was in effect today and before, she only realized this when she kept thinking about Gressylia and claimed that she fell in love with the young man from the lowest caste.
"My daughter, in a few days your time will come, where you will choose one of the young men who proposed to you this morning. I hope you don't reject all of them and don't want marriage. I think you feel sorry for your old father."
Princess Cerllynda was silent, she didn't even dare to look at her father. Because King Carlin always managed to guess everything about him just by looking into Princess Cerllynda's eyes. Gradually, King Carlin would definitely know about Gressylia.